KFDM
CBS/CW/Fox affiliate in Beaumont, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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KFDM (channel 6) is a television station in Beaumont, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS, The CW Plus, and Fox. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to Port Arthur–licensed Dabl affiliate KBTV-TV (channel 4) under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Deerfield Media. The two stations share studios on Walden Road in southwest Beaumont; KFDM's transmitter is located in Vidor, Texas.
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City | Beaumont, Texas |
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First air date | April 24, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-04-24) |
Former call signs | KFDM-TV (1955–2009) |
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Call sign meaning | K("C")all for Dependable Magnolene (the motor oil line of founding owner Magnolia Petroleum Company) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 22589 |
ERP | 560 kW |
HAAT | 275 m (902 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°8′25″N 93°58′45″W |
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KFDM also previously served the Lake Charles, Louisiana, market as its default CBS station until KSWL-LD signed-on February 15, 2017[3] (especially since Lafayette affiliate KLFY-TV's coverage was severely crippled by its low-power digital signal on channel 10; KLFY's analog signal could easily cover Lake Charles).